New member-Hello all

[1Forecon]

Hello all, first timer here. Finding myself suddenly retired at 46, I was perusing the net last week in anticipation of an upcoming grouper/snapper trip to FL in two weeks and-Voila-here I am! Just picked up an Omoto Triple series 2 speed for butterfly jigging with 65#braid and a 60#mono leader, let's see how it does.

Alan, first off kudos to you and this very informative site. I actually went downstairs upon seeing one of your tutorials(113h, was the one I used), grabbed an old PG3000, tore it down, lubed it,fixed the dog spring issue, noticed it needed another dog for handle back play and wished it could have an AR(anti reverse-not anal retentive) bearing. Can it?? Anyone?? Man, so addictive.

Love the sharing of information and experience found here and the forward thinking without all the bashing found on the rest of the web.

Alan, your more AR(anal retentive-not anti reverse) than me when it comes to your reels-I love it!

Wish this site existed back when I tore down my first Penn 500 on the overnight boat only to give up in frustration, put it in a baggy, drop it off at the tackle shop at the landing to have someone with the knowhow to put it all back together again. That was a humbling and learning experience for a deckhand for sure!

Living in East TN now, you should see the looks on the other anglers faces when I whip out the jig stick and my Taddys for Rockfish/Stripers here. They think I'm nuts but those big 30#plus rockfish just love the surface iron. Who wants to catch and then drift a shad all day-Iron rocks!

Bryan Young, I PM'd you already with some questions and hopefully some upgrades to some long neglected and lonely Penns sitting in my garage.

Missing fishing out of Virg's landing(2010-2012) twice weekly and my beloved Point Loma Sportfishing(1981-1996). Two totally different styles of fishing but both a lot more satisfying than fishing freshwater locally anyways. Will post some pics later of some grouper/snappers when I get back from the 18-20June FL bottom/cooler filling trip.

***Any trick to get my avatar photo from my files on my Mac to upload? Tried changing profile didn't work.

C-ya,
Hank

[Bryan Young]

Welcome Hank.  Hope we can be of help.

[Keta]

Hi.


Save your avatar photo on a place like photobucket and then try.

[foakes]

Welcome, Hank --

Just like Lee (Keta) sez...use Photobucket.  

Free and easy image managing, upload, download, and storage.

Anytime you post pics -- it makes a more interesting and informative read for folks around the world.

Alan's site will receive nearly 2,000,000 hits this month.  

And this traffic happens with no advertisements or pop-ups, no profanity, no paid product endorsements, no off the wall subjects, and little else that does not relate directly to fishing tackle service, repair, and upgrades.

We are fortunate to have solid moderators with good judgement.

Everyone on here shares their work, techniques, issues, solutions, and ideas freely -- with equality and honest respect.

This holds true for novices, professionals, DIY folks, and anyone who has a sincere interest and passion to learn how to repair, service, restore, or just get their tackle ready for the next trip.

Even the major manufacturers are paying close attention to this site.

A novice can come on here with no repair experience -- pay attention to this site for 90 days, or so -- then they will have more knowledge, and be more capable than 98% of the fishermen in the world.

This is not Grade School -- it is Trade School -- 101.

Whether it is just upgrading a drag stack -- or creating and machining a custom reel from a block of aluminum -- it is found here...

The knowledge here is free -- and this opportunity has been paid for by the integrity and foresight of our Founder -- Alan Tani, along with the moderators and every contributing member.

It is family -- kind of a breath of fresh air in this day and age.

We all look forward to your posts.

Thanks for joining!

Best,

Fred

[Dominick]

Couldn't have said it better Fred.  Yes welcome Hank.  Dominick

[Steve-O]

Welcome aboard, Hank! Looking forward to your pics and posts.

I came here to find out how to fix a reel and found a new "family" to boot.

Fred said it best...and this in particular is such a truism.

A novice can come on here with no repair experience -- pay attention to this site for 90 days, or so -- then they will have more knowledge, and be more capable than 98% of the fishermen in the world.

Steve

PS-The avatar thing can be tricky....was for me, too, on a Mac. The size constraints are critical as I recall. It's either too big or too small and comes out wrong because of it. At least that's what I recall.

[1Forecon]

Thanks all, nice to feel welcome. Looking forward to learning and posting my reel experiences here with everyone.

Just waiting for my Cal's drag grease and corrosion x bearing lube to arrive now. Soo addictive.

I'll have to pm Allen for a nice wrench and a bearing packer and lube needle adapter and, and .... I just love collecting tools.

I hope to be going to Gunsmithing school next spring so maybe learning some machining skills will be prudent to reel maintenance as well.

Bryan, thanks again for the timely response to my queries. Just picked up that silver Tib framed 501 off ebay for the price of the frame basically. Can't wait to tear it down when it gets here.

Out

[theswimmer]

Welcome!
I don't use Photo Bucket but some of my pics are sideways!

[alantani]

welcome!!!!

[Alto Mare]

Welcome Hank, you will like it here...I know I do
Enjoy your stay!
Sal

[Shark Hunter]

Welcome Hank, You have arrived!
Daron

[Fisherman Paul]

Welcome Hank, it's like a second home on this forum
and sooooo laid back yaaaawn "sorry" nearly noded off there lol,
see it's that easy.

I think Daron is looking for a reel he has only got a few hundred,
or is that a few thousand lol, jeez we need to talk.

[MFB]

G'day Hank

Regards

Mark

[Bill B]

Hank.....welcome from the Sacramento Delta...via SoCal....I loved fishing out of Point Loma and Seaforth.....Bill